Robert Clark in Bristol

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1891061301 Victim Name: Robert Clark Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 20 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Assault on a white woman Date: 1891-06-13 City: Bristol Mob Composition: About 3,000, unmasked Summary: On...

Lynching in Virginia book is finally out!

October 10, 2024. Dr. De Fazio has recently published an edited volume with University of Virginia Press titled “Lynching in Virginia: Racial Terror and Its Legacy” Although not as associated with lynching as other southern states, Virginia has a...

William Stokes in Dinwiddie

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1888061601 Victim Name: William Stokes Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 25-27 Job: Farmer Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Attempted rape of a colored woman Date: 1888-06-16 County Name: Dinwiddie Mob Composition: Unknown men...